Once upon a time in a land far, far away, the tutelary spirit to a magical bridge rapidly approaches burnout. Meanwhile, congress enacts a complex auditing system designed to un-waste your youth, a banished fairy answers a Craigslist ad, a Victorian orphan gains literacy for her occult situationship, and a multiverse assassin contemplates the one who got away. Escape the slow trudge of mortalit…
Uncovering the secret lives of pets, Dr. John Bradshaw invites young readers to learn more about their feline friends. Told from the point of view of a cat named Libby, this lively, illustrated book allows kids to follow her for a day and learn more about cats, their likes, dislikes, and everything in between, growing children into the best pet owners they can be.
In the new edition of this highly acclaimed bestseller, Robert Cialdini—New York Times bestselling author of Pre-Suasion and the seminal expert in the fields of influence and persuasion—explains the psychology of why people say yes and how to apply these insights ethically in business and everyday settings. Using memorable stories and relatable examples, Cialdini makes this crucially import…
Sam's a bit obsessed. Any time he gets his hands on some clay, he makes gnomes. Dozens and dozens and dozens of gnomes. Funny thing is, Sam doesn't like to have gnomes in his room. So they live huddled together, out in the shed. But when Sam's mum suddenly needs that space, she says the gnomes will have to go. And so Sam plans a send-off for his little clay friends. A send-off that turns int…
These are all examples of habits, decisions, and behaviors that will derail your efforts to build a life of success.
With its simple labels and bright photographs, this chunky book is the perfect way to practise vocabulary and develop word-picture association in the very young. The colourful, tabbed pages are easy for little fingers to select and turn.